<p>Dismissing criticism over the rising fuel prices, Uttar Pradesh minister Upendra Tiwari on Thursday said 95 per cent of people have no use for petrol.</p>.<p>Tiwari also argued that fuel prices had not really risen in real terms when the per capita income now is compared with that in 2014, referring to the year when a BJP-led government first came to power at the Centre.</p>.<p>“Today, there are just a handful of people who travel in four-wheeler vehicles and use petrol. At present, 95 per cent of people don’t need petrol,” Tiwari told reporters in Jalaun.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/no-respite-for-common-man-as-petrol-diesel-prices-hiked-yet-again-1042632.html">No respite for common man as petrol, diesel prices hiked yet again</a></strong></p>.<p>Higher fuel costs, however, impact virtually every citizen. For example, they lead to an increase in the price of all commodities -- including foodgrain, fruit and vegetables -- that are transported from one part of the country to another.</p>.<p>The minister’s remark comes when petrol prices have crossed Rs 100 per litre in most parts of the country, and diesel hovers close to that mark.</p>.<p>He claimed that the opposition doesn’t have any real issue to attack the government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/govt-will-ask-all-vehicle-makers-to-produce-flex-fuel-engines-gadkari-1042535.html">Govt will ask all vehicle makers to produce flex-fuel engines: Gadkari</a></strong></p>.<p>“You see the data before 2014. What is the per capita income after the formation of the Modi and the Yogi governments?” he said, referring to the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>“Today, the per capita income is double," he claimed.</p>.<p>He also referred to free schooling and the coronavirus vaccination offered by the government.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Dismissing criticism over the rising fuel prices, Uttar Pradesh minister Upendra Tiwari on Thursday said 95 per cent of people have no use for petrol.</p>.<p>Tiwari also argued that fuel prices had not really risen in real terms when the per capita income now is compared with that in 2014, referring to the year when a BJP-led government first came to power at the Centre.</p>.<p>“Today, there are just a handful of people who travel in four-wheeler vehicles and use petrol. At present, 95 per cent of people don’t need petrol,” Tiwari told reporters in Jalaun.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/no-respite-for-common-man-as-petrol-diesel-prices-hiked-yet-again-1042632.html">No respite for common man as petrol, diesel prices hiked yet again</a></strong></p>.<p>Higher fuel costs, however, impact virtually every citizen. For example, they lead to an increase in the price of all commodities -- including foodgrain, fruit and vegetables -- that are transported from one part of the country to another.</p>.<p>The minister’s remark comes when petrol prices have crossed Rs 100 per litre in most parts of the country, and diesel hovers close to that mark.</p>.<p>He claimed that the opposition doesn’t have any real issue to attack the government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/govt-will-ask-all-vehicle-makers-to-produce-flex-fuel-engines-gadkari-1042535.html">Govt will ask all vehicle makers to produce flex-fuel engines: Gadkari</a></strong></p>.<p>“You see the data before 2014. What is the per capita income after the formation of the Modi and the Yogi governments?” he said, referring to the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh.</p>.<p>“Today, the per capita income is double," he claimed.</p>.<p>He also referred to free schooling and the coronavirus vaccination offered by the government.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>